ASHRAE Standard 62R: A simple method of compliance

Journal Article · Wed Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1997 · Heating, Piping and Air Conditioning

OSTI ID:563907

Scofield, M ^[1]; Bergman, J ^[2]

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1. Conservation Mechanical Systems, Sebastopol, CA (United States)
2. Des Champs Labs., Inc., Natural Bridge Station, VA (United States)

ASHRAE Standard 62, Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality, has probably caused more controversy than any that ASHRAE has ever created. This is probably true because it pits two extremely powerful motivations against one another. These are the need to save energy and the need for acceptable indoor air quality. Energy is most easily conserved by reducing ventilation air, and indoor air quality is most easily assured by increasing ventilation. This article reports that using a two-stage evaporative cooling design with a heat-pipe economizer, one can maintain ventilation rates for VAV systems in dry Western climates well above the ASHRAE minimum requirements while reducing cooling energy costs and improving IAQ.

• OSTI ID: 563907
• Journal Information: Heating, Piping and Air Conditioning, Journal Name: Heating, Piping and Air Conditioning Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 69; ISSN HPAOAM; ISSN 0017-940X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
AIR CONDITIONERS
AIR QUALITY
ENERGY CONSERVATION
EVAPORATIVE COOLING
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION